Definitions for gouge
gaʊdʒgouge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dent, ding, gouge, nicknoun

   an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

2. gougenoun

   and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves

3. gougeverb

   the act of gouging

4. gouge, force outverb

   force with the thumb

   "gouge out his eyes"

5. extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wringverb

   obtain by coercion or intimidation

   "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

6. rout, gougeverb

   make a groove in

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gougenoun

   A cut or groove, as left by something sharp.

   The nail left a deep gouge in the tire.

2. gougenoun

   A chisel, with a curved blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.

3. gougeverb

   To make a mark or hole by scooping.

   Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.

4. gougeverb

   To push, or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.

5. gougeverb

   To charge an unreasonably or unfairly high price.

   They have no competition, so they tend to gouge their customers.

6. Etymology: Noun from gouge, itself from gulbia, from Gaulish (compare Scottish Gaelic gilb, Welsh gylyf), from *gulbi 'beak' (compare Old Irish gulba, Welsh gylf, Old Breton golb).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOUGEnoun

   A chissel having a round edge, for the cutting such wood as is to be rounded or hollowed. Joseph Moxon

   Etymology: French.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gouge

   A gouge is a tool with a curved cross-section used for cutting, shaping, or scooping material, typically wood or metal. In terms of action, to gouge means to make a hole or indentation in something, often in a rough or violent way. It can also refer to overcharging or swindling someone in a deceitful manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gougenoun

   a chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood

2. Gougenoun

   a bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve

3. Gougenoun

   an incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc

4. Gougenoun

   soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein

5. Gougenoun

   the act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge

6. Gougenoun

   imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person

7. Etymology: [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia, gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gouge

   gowj, or gōōj, n. a chisel, with a hollow blade, for cutting grooves or holes.—v.t. to scoop out, as with a gouge: to force out, as the eye with the thumb. [O. Fr.,—Low L. guvia, a kind of chisel.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOUGE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gouge is ranked #11156 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gouge surname appeared 2,837 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Gouge.
   
   89.5% or 2,541 total occurrences were White.
   5.5% or 156 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.9% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 55 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Blemish
   • Edge Tool

How to pronounce gouge?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gouge in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gouge in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gouge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of gouge in a Sentence

1. William Carner:

   They've got to show Syngenta how profitable this will be. At the same time they have to tell the markets they aren't going to gouge them. It's a nice little tightrope they've got themselves on.

2. William Carner:

   If they soothe the worries of the marketplace that helps a lot, they've got to show Syngenta how profitable this will be. At the same time they have to tell the markets they aren't going to gouge them. It's a nice little tightrope they've got themselves on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gouge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gouge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gouge
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gouge
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gouge
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html